Around 30 people gathered on November 28 for an evening of poetry and spoken word performances in commemoration of Shahrokh Zamani and in solidarity with all jailed labour activists in Iran. As with the similar fundraising evening on January 10, this event was organised by Janine Boothe and Alliance for Workers’ Liberty (AWL). The evening…

Today, Thursday, September 3 2015, a number of activists of the Association of United Workers of Iran and Workers’ Action Committee, as in previous months, distributed leaflets and posters in various areas of Karaj province from early in the morning. (Follow this link for videos and photos). The distributed leaflets introduced two labour activists, i.e.,…

On July 22 over 2000 teachers protested outside the Iranian regime’s ‘parliament’ on Baharestan Square. Over 100 were arrested after they were beaten by police. The teachers were protesting for improved pay and conditions as well as the release of their representatives who were arrested in the spring. Mohammad Rezakhah, a member of the Iranian…

The following is the IRMT’s statement read out at a Vancouver picket in support of jailed labour activists in Iran. It was read out by Nasim Sedaghat, a political activist in Canada. Free all jailed labour activists in Iran! Comrades, The Iranian Revolutionary Marxists’ Tendency gives its full support to the International Campaign to free…

The following is a report from the Labour House’s May Day ceremony in Tehran. By a Workers’ Action Committee reporter On the morning of May 1, International Workers’ Day, there was supposed to be a rally from 9am until 11am, starting in front of the Labour House* and ending at Liberty Square (Meydan-e Azadi). So…

On the eve of this year’s May Day, after eight years, the state has given permission to hold a “rally” that will include the Labour House. Given these conditions it is possible to have an independent presence and intervene with our own demands, so as to expose the policies of the government and the Labour…

On March 30 Manijeh Sadeghi, a labour and children’s rights activist, was once again arrested and taken to Sanandaj’s Central Prison. In late 2011 Manijeh Sadeghi was charged with disturbing public order and was incarcerated for 91 days. She was released on February 21 2012. During her detention Manijeh suffered from a heart condition, high…

ILO – TAKE IRAN’S WORKERS RIGHTS’ ABUSES SERIOUSLY On Friday 16 January campaigners met at the official address of the International Labour Organisation in London to hand in a letter calling on the ILO to take Iran’s workers’ rights abuses seriously. The ILO allows Iran to remain a signatory to core conventions and allowing delegations…